St. John’s and the Avalon Peninsula: Where North America Begins
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Highlights
- Sample beer brewed with 25,000 year-old iceberg water, and enjoy a collaborative dinner between a local chef and a wild food forager
- Tap your feet to fiddlers as you explore the diverse music and arts scene in St
- John’s
- Soak up the legendary Newfoundland culture as you meet local residents in picturesque outports and colorful fishing villages, like Petty Harbour, Cupids and Heart’s Content
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- 6 nights of accommodations
- 4 expert-led lectures
- 10 expert-led field trips
- 1 performance
- An experienced Group Leader
- Customary gratuities throughout the program
- Road Scholar Assurance Plan
- Taxes
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Meals: Dinner
Accommodation: Quality Hotel Harbourview
Check-In, Registration, Orientation, Welcome Dinner
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Quality Hotel Harbourview
6 nights St. John's
Quality Inn Harbourview is located downtown near many attractions, including the Mile One Centre, St. Johns Convention Center, Johnson Geo Center and the Signal Hill National Historic Site of Canada. Enjoy amenities like a fitness center, an in-house restaurant, free weekday newspapers. Evening room service is also available. Room amenities include 32-inch flat-screen LCD TVs, coffee makers, free high-speed Internet, hair dryers, iron and ironing boards. Business travelers will appreciate additional room conveniences such as oversized business desks and dual-line telephones, while our lobby features a computer with Internet and copy and fax services.
6 Breakfasts, 5 Lunches and 4 Dinners
The following choices may be available when requested in advance: Vegetarian, Gluten Free
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